A high-density rain gauge observational network in Taiwan reveals that multiple precipitation peaks exist over the mountainous island during summer afternoon convection. This contrasts with previous ...

Chemists at Stanford University have developed a low-cost way to remove carbon dioxide (CO) from the atmosphere using an unlikely source: rocks. The process involves heating common minerals, so they ...

Investing in ocean research, infrastructure, and the ocean studies workforce is needed to understand how a changing ocean ...

For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system.

A recent study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science has shed light on the factors influencing floods in the ...

Astronomers have identified sulfur as a potentially crucial indicator in narrowing the search for life on other planets.

Raincoat- and boot-clad students, scientists and neighbors were among the dozens waving signs outside the National Oceanic ...

The overhaul of US science kicked off within hours of Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, when he signed dozens of executive ...

An underweight baby seal is getting all the fish it could want at an aquarium after being rescued off the streets of ...

Scientists have discovered how to turn common minerals into materials that spontaneously remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In the lab, the materials pull CO2 from the air thousands ...

From space, scientists can track everything from sea levels or greenhouse gases to infectious bacteria or water stored ...

Studies into how microplastics affect human health are still scant and inconclusive, according to the World Health ...